NAVI qualified for BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023

The NaVi team beat Complexity Gaming 2:1 at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, thanks to which they qualified for the spring finals in Washington. As a result of the championship, "Born to Win" took 4-6th place, earning $17,500 and 1,200 points. In turn, the North American team ends their performances unsuccessfully, flying out to the Spring Showdown 2023.

The first match of the second round of Play-In started on the Anubis map, which became the choice of the North American team. At the same time, the start was entirely left to the players of Complexity Gaming. And yet, NAVI managed to wake up in the end to prevent the defeat — 8:7. After switching sides, the "Born to Win" quickly ran forward, actually breaking the opponent. But suddenly the North Americans were able to wake up and take a couple of rounds, returning the intrigue to the server. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian team managed to turn away from overtime and close the map in their favor — 16:14.

Next, the teams moved to the map Inferno, which became the choice of the "Born to Win". Here the situation was in favor of NAVI, until the North American team managed to adjust and get a minimal advantage — 8:7. It seemed that after the change of sides, the sensation would not happen. But the players of Complexity Gaming showed a well-balanced attack, thanks to which they equalized the score in the series — 16:11.

Everything was decided on the Overpass map, where the North American team continued to stick to its line and finished the half on defense with a comfortable advantage — 9:6. After switching sides, Complexity Gaming quickly ran ahead, actually signing their victory. However, here NAVI was able to turn on in order to prevent failure and create a comeback, and at the same time get the final victory in the series - 16:14.

BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 takes place from January 19 to 29 in Copenhagen. As part of the competition, 12 partner teams compete for a total prize pool of $177,498, ranking points, and six tickets to the BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023.

Interim results of BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023

• 1st-3rd place: Team Vitality, FaZe Clan and G2 Esports — $27,500 + 2,400 points + slot in BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023
• 4th-6th place: NAVI — $17,500 + 1,200 points + slot in BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2023
• 7th-9th place: Complexity Gaming — $8,500 + 900 points + slot in BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023
• 10th-12th place: Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid and Ninjas in Pajamas — $5,666 + 600 points + slot in BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023